How the monkey did in '07
Company, ticker, business, close in 2007, comment
Cygne Designs CYDS Women's clothes $0.82 -63.4 Third quarter sales down a third.
Fresh Del Monte Produce FDP Fresh fruits and veggies 33.58 +125.2 Cost-cutting expands markets
West Pharmaceutical Services WST Health care packaging, testing 40.59 -20.8 Sells $150 million in notes
American Medical System Holdings AMMD Urological disorder devices 14.46 -21.9 Erectile Dysfunction R Us
Market 200 HLDRS MKH Shares of 50 large caps 63.75 +3.3 Big caps still lack lusterTotal portfolio performance (assuming 100 shares of each company were bought at the end of 2006): up 3.1 percent
... And here are the top 10 picks from Sun-Times readers:
Onyx Pharmaceuticals ONXX Cancer therapies 55.62 +425.7 High hopes for Bayer co-venture submitted by Robert Boyd of Woodstock
China Eastern Airlines CEA Chinese airline 97.66 +348.4 Singapore Airlines wants stake submitted by Annette Lamon of River Forest
Rick's Cabaret Int'l RICK Adult nightclubs 26.92 +292.4 Company has skin in the game submitted by Joseph Calderone of Chicago
AeroCentury ACY Aircraft leasing 23.20 +259.1 Small company, big profit growth submitted by Tom Obmascik of Downers Grove and Jerome Maurer of Berwyn
SunPower SPWR Solar-power products 130.39 250.8 Expanding its production overseas submitted by Laurence Lurio of Oak Park
Rio Vista Energy RVEP Liquefied petroleum 17.00 +227.6 Right time for this sector submitted by David Wisz of Lockport
Foster Wheeler FWLT Construction of oil, gas rigs 155.02 +181.1 Plenty of work orders submitted by Gerald Scanlon of Burr Ridge
Solarfun Power Holdings SOLF Photovoltaic cells 32.65 +179.3 Business is mostly in China submitted by Lewis Cohen of Northbrook
AK Steel Holdings AKS Flat-rolled, tubular steel 46.24 +173.6 Cuts workers as it hikes prices submitted by Sherry Siezega of Tinley Park
Owens-Illinois OI Glass containers 49.50 +168.3 Grows on stable customer base submitted by Bob Fuss of Las Vegas